Special Events
May
May 5 @ 2:00 p.m
"Porches of Chittenden Country: Character, Context, and Memories"
a presentation by Tom
Visser,
University of Vermont, Director of the Vermont Historic
Preservation Program
.
Porches,
some of the most delightful features of many buildings in Chittenden
County, Vermont, will be the topic of the May 5th meeting of the
Chittenden County Historical Society. The presenter, Prof. Thomas
Visser, is the author of the recently published book, Porches of
North America. His illustrated presentation will explore the
character and historic context of many types of porches, drawing
extensively on examples from Chittenden County and Vermont. Attendees
are encouraged to bring along pictures and memories of favorite
porches to share at the meeting. Free and open to the public;
refreshments will be served.
May 9th, 2013 - Opening Day
May 26th - Closed until 1p.m. due to road closures for the Vermont City Marathon
June
June 8th and 9th 10 a.m.-4p.m.- Retreat from Canada: Revolutionary War Re-enactment Click Here for more details
June 9th @3 p.m. - Exhibit Opening: "Rebels, Rioters, and Paper Towns: The Benning Wentworth Grants of 1763"
July
July 21st @ 4p.m. - "Vermont: a Case Study in Rebellions and Revolutionaries" present by Director Dan O'Neil
August
August 18th @4 p.m.- "The Benning Wentworth Grants of 1763" - Presented by Mark Hudson of the Vermont Historical Society
September
September 15th @4p.m. : Whiskey on the Lake: Prohibition in the Champlain Valley by Scott McLaughlin
October
October 14th 10a.m.- 4p.m.- The Ethan and Ira Challenge
November
November 17th - 2p.m.- TBD
December
December 14th 5-7 p.m. - Winter's Eve
